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“The Impact of Reason” – Underoath
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Artist: Underoath
Song: “The Impact of Reason”
Album: They’re Only Chasing Safety
Tabbed by: Joe
Email: DrNick311@gmail.com
This should be about 99% accurate, except for OUTRO Guitar 1,
which I had one or two problems with. Feel free to post a comment with
corrections, or email me for any questions.
Tuning: Drop D (DADGBE)
I’m aware that you can play this in standard tuning, but the Drop D tuning
helps out a lot with certain chords.
Both guitars are played with light distortion throughout the whole song.
INTRO
0:00
Guitar 1
E|————————————————————————-|
B|————————————————————————-|
G|————————————————————————-|
D|—4—5p4p2h4—-4—5p4p2h4—-4—5p4p2h4—-4—5p4p2h4————–|
A|-2—2———-2—2———-2—2———-2—2———————-|
D|————————————————————————-|
Guitar 2
E|————————————————————————-|
B|————————————————————————-|
G|————————————————————————-|
D|————————————————————————-|
A|————————————————————————-|
D|————————————————————————-|
0:06, 0:16
Guitar 1
E|————————————————————————-|
B|—————————-77——–77——7————————–|
G|—-42———42———77——–77——7————————–|
D|—-xx———xx———55——–55——5————————–|
A|-0~-2–0-0-0~-2–5-5-5–55–5-5-5-55–5-5-5————————–|
D|———————5-5-5–55–5-5-5-55–5-5-5————————–|
Guitar 2
E|————————————————————————-|
B|————————————————————————-|
G|————————————————————————-|
D|-2-22–2-22–2-2222——————————————————|
A|-0-00–0-00–0-0000–5-5-5–55–5-5-5-55–5-5-5————————–|
D|———————5-5-5–55–5-5-5-55–5-5-5————————–|
0:11
Guitar 1
E|————————————————————————-|
B|————————————————————————-|
G|————————————————————————-|
D|—4—5p4p2h4—-4—5p4p2h4—-4—5p4p2h4—-4—5p4p2h4————–|
A|-2—2———-2—2———-2—2———-2—2———————-|
D|————————————————————————-|
Guitar 2
E|————————————————————————-|
B|————————————————————————-|
G|————————————————————————-|
D|-4-44–4-44–4-44–4-44–4-44–4-44–4-44–4-44–4-44–4-44————–|
A|-2-22–2-22–2-22–2-22–2-22–2-22–2-22–2-22–2-22–2-22————–|
D|————————————————————————-|
VERSE 1
0:22, 0:36 (“Prop open the door…”, “Crack a smile…”)
Guitar 1/2
E|————————————————————————-|
B|————————————————————————-|
G|————————————————————————-|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4–X-X-X-X-X———-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2–X-X-X-X-X———-|
D|————————————————————————-|
E|————————————————————————-|
B|————————————————————————-|
G|————————————————————————-|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4–2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2–|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2–0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0–|
D|————————————————————————-|
E|————————————————————————-|
B|————————————————————————-|
G|-7–7-7-7–7–7-7-7-7-7————————————————–|
D|-5–5-5-5–5–5-5-5-5-5————————————————–|
A|-5–5-5-5–5–5-5-5-5-5————————————————–|
D|-5–5-5-5–5–5-5-5-5-5————————————————–|
PRECHORUS
0:49 (“Silence is golden…”)
Guitar 1/2
E|————————————————————————-|
B|————————————————————————-|
G|————————————————————————-|
D|-4—-4-4-4—-4—-4-4-4—-4—-4-4-4-XX-4—-4-4-4——————–|
A|-2—-2-2-2—-2—-2-2-2—-2—-2-2-2-XX-2—-2-2-2——————–|
D|————————————————————————-|
0:59
Guitar 1
E|-2–2-2-2—————————————————————-|
B|-2–2-2-2—————————————————————-|
G|-4–4-4-4–4-6———————————————————–|
D|-4–4-4-4–2-4———————————————————–|
A|-2–2-2-2–2-4———————————————————–|
D|———–2-4———————————————————–|
Guitar 2
E|————————————————————————-|
B|————————————————————————-|
G|————————————————————————-|
D|-4–4-4-4—————————————————————-|
A|-2–2-2-2–2-4———————————————————–|
D|———–2-4———————————————————–|
CHORUS
1:02, 1:10 (“I’m not too sure…”, “Open mouth…”)
Guitar 1
E|————————————————————————-|
B|-7——-7——-7——-7——-7——-7——————————-|
G|—7-9-7—7-9-7—7-9-7—7-9-7—7-9-7—7-9-7————————-|
D|————————————————————————-|
A|————————————————————————-|
D|————————————————————————-|
Guitar 2
E|————————————————————————-|
B|————————————————————————-|
G|-7–7-7-7-7-7–9–9-9-9-9-9–11-11-11-11-11-11-6-6-6———————|
D|-5–5-5-5-5-5–7–7-7-7-7-7–9–9–9–9–9–9–4-4-4———————|
A|-5–5-5-5-5-5–7–7-7-7-7-7–9–9–9–9–9–9–4-4-4———————|
D|-5–5-5-5-5-5–7–7-7-7-7-7–9–9–9–9–9–9–4-4-4———————|
POSTCHORUS
1:19, 1:27 (“It’s all a blur…”, “…together at night…”)
Guitar 1
E|————————————————————————-|
B|————————————————————————-|
G|-9-9-11–9-9–9-9-11–9-9–9-9-11–9-9–9-9-11–9-9———————-|
D|-X-X–X–X-X–X-X–X–X-X–X-X–X–X-X–X-X–X–X-X———————-|
A|-7-7–9–7-7–7-7–9–7-7–7-7–9–7-7–7-7–9–7-7———————-|
D|————————————————————————-|
Guitar 2
E|————————————————————————-|
B|————————————————————————-|
G|-7-7–7-7–7–9-9–9-9–9–11-11–11-11–11–6-6–6-6–6—————–|
D|-5-5–5-5–5–7-7–7-7–7–9–9—9–9—9—4-4–4-4–4—————–|
A|-5-5–5-5–5–7-7–7-7–7–9–9—9–9—9—4-4–4-4–4—————–|
D|-5-5–5-5–5–7-7–7-7–7–9–9—9–9—9—4-4–4-4–4—————–|
Guitar 1
E|————————————————————————-|
B|————————————————————————-|
G|————————————————————————-|
D|—4—5p4p2h4—-4—5p4p2h4——————————————–|
A|-2—2———-2—2—————————————————-|
D|————————————————————————-|
Guitar 2
E|————————————————————————-|
B|————————————————————————-|
G|————————————————————————-|
D|-4~———————————————————————-|
A|-2~———————————————————————-|
D|————————————————————————-|
VERSE 2
1:39, 1:50 (“I think it’s time to turn around…”)
Guitar 1
E|————————————————————————-|
B|————————————————————————-|
G|————————————————————————-|
D|—4—5p4p2h4—-4—5p4p2h4—-4—5p4p2h4—-4—5p4p2h4————–|
A|-2—2———-2—2———-2—2———-2—2———————-|
D|————————————————————————-|
Guitar 2
E|————————————————————————-|
B|————————————————————————-|
G|————————————————————————-|
D|-4-44–4-44–4-44–4-44–4-44–4-44–4-44–4-44–4-44–4-44————–|
A|-2-22–2-22–2-22–2-22–2-22–2-22–2-22–2-22–2-22–2-22————–|
D|————————————————————————-|
Guitar 1
E|————————————————————————-|
B|—————————-77——–77——7————————–|
G|—-42———42———77——–77——7————————–|
D|—-XX———XX———55——–55——5————————–|
A|-0~-2–0-0-0~-2–5-5-5–55–5-5-5-55–5-5-5————————–|
D|———————5-5-5–55–5-5-5-55–5-5-5————————–|
Guitar 2
E|————————————————————————-|
B|————————————————————————-|
G|————————————————————————-|
D|-2-22–2-22–2-2222——————————————————|
A|-0-00–0-00–0-0000–5-5-5–55–5-5-5-55–5-5-5————————–|
D|———————5-5-5–55–5-5-5-55–5-5-5————————–|
INTERLUDE
2:01
Guitar 1
E|————————————————————————-|
B|—–3~———-3—–3—–3~———-3—–3————————-|
G|-2h4——-4p2h4—2h4—2h4——-4p2h4—2h4—————————|
D|————————————————————————-|
A|————————————————————————-|
D|————————————————————————-|
Guitar 2
E|————————————————————————-|
B|————————————————————————-|
G|————————————————————————-|
D|-4~———-2~———————————————————-|
A|-2~———-0~———-2~———-5~———————————-|
D|————————-2~———-5~———————————-|
BRIDGE 1
2:06, 2:13 (“I feel like this is going nowhere…”)
Guitar 1
E|———5———–5———–5———–5—————————|
B|—–3—–3—–3—–3—–3—–3—–3—–3————————-|
G|-2h4—4—–2h4—4—–2h4—4—–2h4—4—————————–|
D|————————————————————————-|
A|————————————————————————-|
D|————————————————————————-|
Guitar 2
E|————————————————————————-|
B|————————————————————————-|
G|————————————————————————-|
D|-4-4~——–2-2~——–4-4~——–7-7~——————————–|
A|-2-2~——–0-0~——–2-2~——–5-5~——————————–|
D|————————-2-2~——–5-5~——————————–|
BRIDGE 2
2:18, 2:23 (“Try to think of something…”, “And trust the directions…”)
Guitar 1
E|-2——-2————-2——-2—————————————–|
B|—-3——-3—–5p3—–3——-3—–5p3——————————|
G|——-4——-4————-4——-4———————————–|
D|————————————————————————-|
A|————————————————————————-|
D|————————————————————————-|
Guitar 2 2:21 2:27
E|——————————-|———–|—————————–|
B|——————————-|———–|—————————–|
G|——————————-|———–|6-6-6-6-6-6——————|
D|-4-4-4-4–2-2-2-2-2-2———-|———–|4-4-4-4-4-4——————|
A|-2-2-2-2–0-0-0-0-0-0–2-2-2-2-|5-5-5-5-5-5|4-4-4-4-4-4——————|
D|———————–2-2-2-2-|5-5-5-5-5-5|4-4-4-4-4-4——————|
BRIDGE 3
2:29 (“No lights…”)
Guitar 1
E|-5——-5——–5——-5——–5——–5——–5——–5———-|
B|—-3——-3——–3——-3——–3——–3——–3——–3——-|
G|——-4——-4——–4——-4——–4——–4——–4——–4—-|
D|————————————————————————-|
A|————————————————————————-|
D|————————————————————————-|
Guitar 2
E|————————————————————————-|
B|————————————————————————-|
G|-7–7-7-7–7-7-7–9–9-9-9–9-9-9–11–11-11-11–11-11-11–6-6-6-6-6-6—|
D|-5–5-5-5–5-5-5–7–7-7-7–7-7-7—9—9–9–9—9–9–9–4-4-4-4-4-4—|
A|-5–5-5-5–5-5-5–7–7-7-7–7-7-7—9—9–9–9—9–9–9–4-4-4-4-4-4—|
D|-5–5-5-5–5-5-5–7–7-7-7–7-7-7—9—9–9–9—9–9–9–4-4-4-4-4-4—|
2:40 (“No lights…”)
Guitar 1
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5–5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5–5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5—2-2-2-2-2-2—|
B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3–3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3–3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3—3-3-3-3-3-3—|
G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4–4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4–4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4—4-4-4-4-4-4—|
D|————————————————————————-|
A|————————————————————————-|
D|————————————————————————-|
Guitar 2
E|————————————————————————-|
B|————————————————————————-|
G|-7–7-7-7–7-7-7–9–9-9-9–9-9-9–11–11-11-11–11-11-11–6-6-6-6-6-6—|
D|-5–5-5-5–5-5-5–7–7-7-7–7-7-7—9—9–9–9—9–9–9–4-4-4-4-4-4—|
A|-5–5-5-5–5-5-5–7–7-7-7–7-7-7—9—9–9–9—9–9–9–4-4-4-4-4-4—|
D|-5–5-5-5–5-5-5–7–7-7-7–7-7-7—9—9–9–9—9–9–9–4-4-4-4-4-4—|
OUTRO
2:51, 3:02 (“The conversation sparks…”)
Guitar 1
E|-2–0–2-2–0-2-0——-5~—-5p2-0-2–0–2-2–0-2-0——-5~—-5p2-0—|
B|——————3-2——————————–3-2—————–|
G|———————-2———————————-2—————|
D|————————————————————————-|
A|————————————————————————-|
D|————————————————————————-|
Guitar 2
E|————————————————————————-|
B|————————————————————————-|
G|-7–7-7-7–7-7-7–9–9-9-9–9-9-9–11–11-11-11–11-11-11–6-6-6-6-6-6—|
D|-5–5-5-5–5-5-5–7–7-7-7–7-7-7—9—9–9–9—9–9–9–4-4-4-4-4-4—|
A|-5–5-5-5–5-5-5–7–7-7-7–7-7-7—9—9–9–9—9–9–9–4-4-4-4-4-4—|
D|-5–5-5-5–5-5-5–7–7-7-7–7-7-7—9—9–9–9—9–9–9–4-4-4-4-4-4—|
3:13
Guitar 1
E|-2~———————————————————————-|
B|-3~———————————————————————-|
G|-4~———————————————————————-|
D|————————————————————————-|
A|————————————————————————-|
D|————————————————————————-|
Guitar 2
E|————————————————————————-|
B|————————————————————————-|
G|-7~———————————————————————-|
D|-5~———————————————————————-|
A|-5~———————————————————————-|
D|-5~———————————————————————-|
NOTATION:
| slide down
h | hammer-on
p | pull-off
~ | hold note
X | Mute note
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